This book records the political, economic, social, cultural and other historical materials in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, including anecdotes, laws and regulations, cultural relics and historical sites, as well as novels, plays, calligraphy and painting, and related poetry techniques.
Most of the contents recorded in the book are true, which provides important information for studying the social situation of the Yuan Dynasty and the history of the Hui and Uygur nationalities. There are many kinds of books in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. 1958 punctuation marks published by Zhonghua Book Company. The record of dropping out of farming in Nancun is a note. "All those who are related to weathering between Liuhe and the ruling and opposition parties are collected and recorded." These historical materials are of certain value to the study of the society at that time, especially the social situation in Shanghai. Among them, Huang Daopo's life and his contribution to the development of Songjiang cotton textile industry, such folk songs as Songjiang Ballad, Poem of Injustice and Ballad of Envoys, which reflect people's life at that time, are precious. In particular, a large number of historical materials of operas in the book are the only historical materials for us to study the Yuan version of the Jin Dynasty. The record of dropping out of farming in Nancun is an extremely valuable cultural heritage left by Tao.
Among them, the article Clan lists 3 1 kinds of "color orders", which provides the basic information of clans, tribes and races in the northwest of Yuan Dynasty. In this paper, Uighur and Weiwuer are juxtaposed, which provides historical evidence for distinguishing these two nationalities. The article "Zhaohui" says that "its wedding is unique in China" and describes the unique national customs and habits of the Hui people in the Yuan Dynasty. The article "Hui Hui Stone" lists the names, prices and uses of five kinds of jade articles from Hui Hui and operated by Hui Hui people, and illustrates the position of Hui Hui people in the jade industry. The article Wonders of the Western Regions describes the brain surgery performed by Hui medical officials at that time. The article "Flint Stabs Ba Du" records that drugs produced in Hui Hui can cure 100 diseases. Tao (132 1 ~ 1407) was born in Huangyan, Taizhou, Zhejiang. Legend has it that he is a descendant of Tao Yuanming in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Father Tao Zhe, whose real name is Mingyuan, was born in Xiao 'ao Mountain. Tao spent his childhood in Huangyan, and then traveled to northern Zhejiang with his father. Practitioner Qian Bi (word Boquan, Huating). Tao's teacher life had a great influence on him, which made him develop a modest, studious and enterprising character from an early age. He studied calligraphy with his uncle Zhao Yong since childhood, and realized the true meaning of calligraphy, especially good at seal script.
As a teenager, Tao was very clever and familiar with the four books and five classics. Dragon, on the other hand, has been guided by Du Ben and Zhang Jian, famous Confucian scholars, and has made great progress in learning. When he first took part in the imperial examination, he was still young, and all his relatives and teachers thought that with his knowledge, he had both fame and fortune and an immeasurable future. The result of the exam was a failure, which was not only unexpected, but also a heavy blow to Tao. From then on, he did not seek official advancement, but concentrated on reading. I read all kinds of ancient books, learned everything about astronomy, geography, yin and yang arithmetic, and became a great "saint" with rich knowledge, but completely different from ordinary literati.
At the end of Yuan Dynasty, the society was in turmoil. At this time, Songjiang Prefecture, located at the junction of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, was relatively stable, and scholars from all directions went to Songjiang to escape the war. Historian and writer Tao is one of them. Around the eighth year of the Yuan Dynasty (1348), Tao and his family went to Huating to escape the chaos. In the north of Songjiang, south of Surabaya (now south of Sijing Town), I bought build house, which is called "Nancun Caotang". According to the Records of Songjiang Prefecture written by Zheng De in Ming Dynasty, Nancun in Yuan Dynasty was "deep in the forest, and Nanpu was in front", which was a clean place. Tao lives in seclusion here, tilling the fields, teaching and educating people, and living a poor life. Shao Hengzhen, Tao's good friend, vividly described the life of Nancun Caotang and Tao in A Brief Introduction to Caotang: Caotang "has books on the left and right, and there are many mulberry, hemp and bamboo before and after." "Plant hundreds of chrysanthemums around the house." "Looking around is flat, and you can see the victory of Jiangshan far from home. There is a sericulture and fishing camp at four o'clock, and there is fun to read and talk in the morning and evening. " Tao is often "short and brown" and sings pastoral songs alone. Instead of working hard, he enjoys it. "Forever fallow, rest in the shade, tuck your knees and sigh, drum up your belly and sing". After work, every time I meet a festive occasion, I will have a drink and sing a poem of my own. When I am proud, I will clap my hands and laugh. He also often got together with friends such as Yuan Kai, Shao Hengzhen and Sun, celebrities of Huating at that time, or talked about classics, learned from each other and wrote poems and lyrics. Or take a boat trip, and if you wander between Sancha and Jiu Feng, enjoy tea and drink. Among them, he and Sun, a native of Sijing, are the most friendly. When the wind is clear and the waves are calm, they go boating in Nanpu, writing lyrics with Zong Yi, and Ming Dow plays on the flute, which sounds like gulls.
Tao Zong Yi is usually reticent. Once he meets a close friend and talks about articles and knowledge, he is eloquent and full of fun. "As far as ancient and modern figures are concerned, they have been tireless for thousands of years."
Since Tao failed the list, he regarded Guan Ju as dirt and decided not to be an official for life. In the Yuan Dynasty (around 1354), Zhejiang Shuaitai Buhua and Nantai Shi Yu Ugly Bi successively named Zong Yi as a pedestrian and a school official, but both were rejected. When Zhang Shicheng left Suzhou, he was invited to be a military adviser in Shuaifu, but he refused to go. In the fourth year of Ming Hongwu (137 1), he was recruited as a bachelor of arts in the world, and in the sixth year (1373), he was promoted to a talented person in the world without illness. In his later years, he was hired as an instructor by local officials. In the twenty-ninth year of Hongwu (1396), he led students to the Ministry of Rites and was given money to go home.
Tao lived in seclusion for decades in the south village of Sijing, taught a group of students and wrote a lot of poems about local customs, which contributed to the development of local culture. He influenced the local cultural atmosphere with his noble personality and unique lifestyle. The people of Sijing still miss this outstanding historian and writer and are proud that this land of Sijing has nurtured such outstanding figures. Tao Zongyi worked hard all his life. In addition to Nan Cun's Record of Dropping Out of Farming, he also wrote Nan Cun's Poems (4 volumes), Respect for National Style (1 volume), Canglang Acura (1 volume), Book History Society (9 volumes) and Suicide Letter. He also compiled his predecessors' notes and novels into Wan Shuo (volume 100), which was handed down to the world.